Roanoke high schools, but the parking
problems most people expected at the
Civic Center have not happened. Many
people feared finding a place to park
for the Patrick Henry and William
Fleming High School graduation would be
difficult.
ROANOKE DOUBLE BOXES=KIMBERLY/ALEX DOUBLE BOXES

MICROWAVE Alex Lawson is at the Roanoke Civic
Center to tell us that hasn't been the
case.
LIVE=ALEX FULL LIVE FULL

((ROLLCUE: finding a spot was a
breeze.))
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INQ=

*CG 2line Alonzo Gears

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OQ=VERY NICE

VO NAT VO NAT

OUT CUE TO VO: but there were very few
people on board.
LIVE=Alex Full LIVE FULL

The singer has joined the
president of the European Commission in
an appeal to government leaders to
double aid to Africa and other poor
regions over the next decade.
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INQ=This is a moment

*CG 2line Bono
Singer and Activist Bono/Singer and Activist: This is a
moment, this a generation that wants to

have something to be remembered for.
What else in 50 years time will we be
remembered for - the internet, the war
against terror? Could this be the
generation that actually says "no" to
stupid poverty, to extreme poverty.
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OQ=extreme poverty.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Ahead of next week's summit, Bono
urged European Union leaders to throw
their support behind a plan to increase
their annual aid from 57- billion to
111- billion dollars by 2015.
(END VO) (END VO)

DREMA PATTON: I WILL NEVER GIVE UP. I
WILL NEVER GIVE UP.
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OQ=never give up Drema Patton is a woman on a mission.

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INQ=I lay in bed DREMA PATTON/MOTHER: I LAY IN BED AT

NIGHT AND THINK ABOUT HOW SHE COULD
HAVE DIED AND WAS SHE AFRAID. SO IT'S
A TORMENT.
RUN07 (END SOT)

OQ=a torment A torment that began January 27th.

Her daughter 26 year old Mindy
Dickerson was found dead in bed, in her

Pulaski home.

A medical examiner cannot find a
single reason why she died.
SOT FULL 4:22:40 SOT FULL

INQ=She was a healthy DREMA PATTON: SHE WAS A HEALTHY GIRL.

I TALKED TO HER THE RIGHT BEFORE SHE
DIED. EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
RUN04 (END SOT)

OQ=EVERYTHING WAS FINE So how did she die?

FIRST GRAPHIC HERE

According to a search warrant,
"Dickerson had scratches to her face,
neck, mouth, nose, and knees.

She also had red stains of unknown
orgin in her hair."

SECOND GRAPHIC HERE

Police say the death is suspicious
because "several pieces of evidence at
the scene appear to be staged."

But five months later, there are
still no arrests.

So Dickerson's mother has placed this
ad in the Roanoke Times.

((NAT SOUND OF DREMA TALKING ABOUT
PICTURE AT 4:41:18))

She is offering a reward to anyone
who can provide information as to how
her daughter died.
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INQ=I lay in bed DREMA PATTON: I JUST HOPE THERE IS

SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT KNOWS SOMETHING
THAT CAN BREAK THE CASE.
RUN07 (END SOT)

OQ=break the case

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INQ= JUSTIN mcLEOD/REPORTING: IF YOU HAVE

ANY INFORMATION ABOUT MINDY DICKERSON'S
DEATH, YOU ARE URGED TO CALL PULASKI
POLICE AT 994-8672. HER PARENTS ARE
OFFERING THE REWARD BUT THEY DECLINED
TO SAY HOW MUCH IT IS. ALL THEY'LL SAY
IS THAT'S IT'S SUBSTANTIAL. JUSTIN
McLEOD, NEWS 7.
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turtles aren't coming out of their
shells, but they are heading back into
the open water.
ENG#=1 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Topsail Beach, NC

The turtles were rescued after
washing ashore in North Carolina.

Volunteers at the local sea turtle
rescue nursed them back to health.

When Deb Boyce and her husband
found Obie, the turtle was sick and
weighed only 125 pounds.

She now weighs a healthy 450 pounds.
SOT FULL (SOT FULL)

INQ=It's just awesome

*CG 2line Deb Boyce
Ocean Isle Turtle Patrol Deb Boyce/Ocean Isle Turtle Patrol:
It's just awesome to see her go, and
when we come over the hill and she got
the first breath of fresh air she was
ready to go.
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OQ=ready to go.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

More than a thousand people came out
to bid the turtles a fond farewell.

But thanks to the Fort Fisher
Aquarium, four of the turtles were
fitted with a satellite tracking
transmitter, so they can be monitored
online.
(END VO) (END VO)

As Susan Bahorich tells us, both
students and faculty say he will be
missed..
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

*CG 2line Larry Wood
Retiring Teacher & Coach

*CG 2line Jacob Giardina
Glenvar Baseball Player

*CG 2line Davy Spangler
Glenvar Baseball Player

*CG 2line Roger Martin
Assistant Principal

*CG reporter Susan Bahorich
sbahorich@wdbj7.com

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OQ=SB, N7, RC. <<

(END SOT) Whether it's in the classroom, ball

field or the gym - Larry Wood isn't
used to just sitting on the sidelines.

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INQ= GYM NOISES..

RUNS=03 (END SOT)

OQ=

But, that's what the Glenvar Middle and
High school coach and teacher is
getting ready to do - after 36-years of
service, Wood is retiring.

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INQ= @16:32.00

LARRY WOOD, RETIRING COACH & TEACHER:
I'VE ALWAYS SAID I WOULD NEVER LEAVE
UNLESS I RETIRED OR I GOT A HUGE RAISE,
WELL, THAT NEVER COME.(LAUGH) IT'S
SAD, BUT COMES A TIME FOR ALL GOOD

THINGS TO END.
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OQ=

It's said -most teachers are inspiring,
but for Wood -it couldn't be more true.

Nearly three-years ago, Larry Wood and
his wife were injured in a fire. He
suffered burns to 50-percent his body
and doctors weren't sure he'd survive,
much less walk again.

Even though it was a long road - Wood
returned to school and even to the
baseball field as an assistant coach.

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INQ= @38:10.00

JACOB GIARDINA, GLENVAR BASEBALL
PLAYER: EVEN WHEN HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE
ON THE FIELD- HE KNEW WE NEEDED HIM, SO
HE CAME BACK TO BE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT
FOR US.
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OQ=

****BUTT TOGETHER****

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INQ= @36:26.00

DAVY SPANGLER, GLENVAR BASEBALL PLAYER:
I THINK IT'S A REAL INSPIRATION THAT HE
CAME BACK AND FOUGHT W/IT AND
EVENTUALLY CAME BACK. HE'S JUST
AMAZING...
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OQ=

But if you ask Coach Wood if he's done
anything special he'll wave it off

SOT FULL NATS FULL

INQ= looking into the camera? hi!

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OQ=

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INQ= @34:38.10

ROGER MARTIN, ASST. PRINCIPAL GLENVAR
M.S.: HE'S COME BACK WITH AN ATTITUDE
THAT HE'S DODGED THAT BULLET AND HE'S
GOING TO LIVE HIS LIFE TO THE BEST OF
HIS ABILITIES, BE POSITIVE AND BE A
POSITIVE ROLE MODEL.
RUNS=10 (END SOT)